Highest Paying Jobs in Delaware

Top 100 occupations ranked by median annual salary, Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025

Highest Occupation Median

$442,120

Dermatologists

Mean of Top 25 Medians

$197,289

each occupation weighted once

Medians ≥ $100K

occupations

Occupations

100

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This ranking is drawn from the BLS OEWS May 2025 release for Delaware. The top occupation's state median is +34% above the national median of $328,730 for the same role. The equal-weighted mean of the top ten published occupation medians is $252,654. It is not a worker mean or median.

The "Difference" column subtracts or compares each state median with the corresponding national median for the same SOC code. In this list, 81 of 100 occupation medians are above the corresponding national median in Delaware. These values do not identify why the state and national estimates differ.

This ranking orders published occupation medians; it does not identify career stages, individual earning potential, or the odds of obtaining a job. The employment column contains estimated jobs in covered establishments. Occupation profiles separately show BLS projection and typical-entry education assignments where available. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. Employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, and nonproduction bonuses are outside the estimate, so review those separately for any specific offer. Open a linked profile to compare percentile boundaries, BLS education assignments, local-area estimates, and projected openings without treating one measure as a personal forecast.

#	Occupation	State Median	National	Difference	Estimated Jobs
1	Dermatologists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$442,120	$328,730	+34% above	40
2	Obstetricians and Gynecologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$324,080	$292,910	+11% above	190
3	Physicians, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$297,470	$265,930	+12% above	1,370
4	Psychiatrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$279,410	$281,870	1% below	100
5	Family Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$228,000	$244,180	7% below	640
6	Pediatricians, General Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$219,190	$210,040	+4% above	180
7	Chief Executives Management Occupations	$199,990	$213,990	7% below	390
8	Financial Managers Management Occupations	$181,580	$166,570	+9% above	2,810
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers Management Occupations	$181,190	$171,270	+6% above	560
10	Lawyers Legal Occupations	$173,510	$159,670	+9% above	2,920
11	Training and Development Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). Management Occupations	$172,340	$133,000	+30% above	70
12	Podiatrists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$170,560	$160,300	+6% above	60
13	Computer and Information Systems Managers Management Occupations	$168,500	$175,140	4% below	2,140
14	Managers, All Other Management Occupations	$168,060	$141,900	+18% above	1,280
15	Sales Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). Sales and Related Occupations	$167,200	$124,900	+34% above	80
16	Compensation and Benefits Managers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). Management Occupations	$166,070	$149,230	+11% above	50
17	Commercial Pilots Transportation and Material Moving Occupations	$163,600	$123,220	+33% above	220
18	Optometrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$161,270	$136,570	+18% above	190
19	Economists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$159,120	$124,720	+28% above	70
20	Human Resources Managers Management Occupations	$153,890	$149,280	+3% above	580
21	Public Relations Managers Management Occupations	$153,010	$146,910	+4% above	170
22	Industrial Production Managers Management Occupations	$153,000	$126,060	+21% above	370
23	Pharmacists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$152,880	$140,910	+8% above	790
24	Computer Network Architects Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$148,390	$134,050	+11% above	760
25	Database Architects Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$147,800	$139,500	+6% above	N/A
26	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers Management Occupations	$145,000	$107,230	+35% above	310
27	Administrative Services Managers Management Occupations	$139,910	$114,130	+23% above	720
28	Financial Risk Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$139,440	$117,330	+19% above	1,160
29	Physician Assistants Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$139,350	$135,880	+3% above	860
30	Computer Occupations, All Other Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$137,470	$116,580	+18% above	860
31	General and Operations Managers Management Occupations	$137,220	$105,770	+30% above	5,000
32	Information Security Analysts Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$137,030	$129,180	+6% above	720
33	Computer Hardware Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 30 workers (fewer than 100). Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$135,690	$161,740	16% below	30
34	Medical and Health Services Managers Management Occupations	$134,820	$123,860	+9% above	1,560
35	Chemical Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$133,670	$125,040	+7% above	370
36	Software Developers Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$133,020	$135,980	2% below	3,380
37	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary Management Occupations	$132,710	$105,870	+25% above	1,100
38	Construction Managers Management Occupations	$132,150	$114,990	+15% above	610
39	Fundraising Managers Management Occupations	$131,750	$125,470	+5% above	120
40	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Legal Occupations	$131,340	$153,990	15% below	120
41	Materials Engineers Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$131,320	$112,860	+16% above	40
42	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives Protective Service Occupations	$131,080	$106,040	+24% above	410
43	Nurse Practitioners Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$131,040	$132,300	1% below	1,430
44	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$130,730	$109,270	+20% above	210
45	Business Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$130,370	$99,080	+32% above	280
46	Chemists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$129,860	$91,240	+42% above	1,200
47	Facilities Managers Management Occupations	$129,260	$106,660	+21% above	240
48	Education Administrators, Postsecondary Management Occupations	$128,570	$104,590	+23% above	360
49	Nurse Midwives Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$127,510	$134,040	5% below	N/A
50	Electrical Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$126,970	$120,630	+5% above	660
51	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$126,770	$98,700	+28% above	70
52	Mechanical Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$125,130	$104,110	+20% above	610
53	Personal Financial Advisors Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$125,050	$105,070	+19% above	N/A
54	Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$123,710	$84,290	+47% above	N/A
55	Project Management Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$122,190	$102,320	+19% above	1,770
56	Detectives and Criminal Investigators Protective Service Occupations	$122,050	$93,790	+30% above	140
57	Industrial Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$120,190	$102,440	+17% above	820
58	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$118,440	$115,160	+3% above	50
59	Biological Scientists, All Other Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$113,400	$98,920	+15% above	N/A
60	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$113,050	$100,580	+12% above	280
61	Computer Systems Analysts Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$110,560	$105,850	+4% above	2,140
62	Statisticians Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$109,570	$105,650	+4% above	70
63	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$108,810	$100,310	+8% above	70
64	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products Sales and Related Occupations	$107,830	$104,920	+3% above	960
65	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$106,060	$104,300	+2% above	520
66	Genetic Counselors Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$106,010	$100,040	+6% above	40
67	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$105,780	$107,310	1% below	260
68	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$104,610	$93,250	+12% above	80
69	Engineers, All Other Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$103,580	$122,930	16% below	N/A
70	Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$103,510	$95,480	+8% above	170
71	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$103,320	$78,620	+31% above	150
72	Power Plant Operators Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). Production Occupations	$103,010	$102,040	+1% above	80
73	Speech-Language Pathologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$102,760	$97,870	+5% above	690
74	Education Administrators, All Other Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 80 workers (fewer than 100). Management Occupations	$102,430	$95,200	+8% above	80
75	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$102,340	$80,340	+27% above	N/A
76	Occupational Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$102,130	$100,330	+2% above	490
77	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$102,080	$96,980	+5% above	120
78	Physical Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$102,050	$102,760	1% below	1,260
79	Biochemists and Biophysicists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$101,880	$127,410	20% below	490
80	Financial and Investment Analysts Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$101,800	$102,740	1% below	2,290
81	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$101,510	$79,940	+27% above	130
82	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$101,380	$84,620	+20% above	130
83	Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$101,270	$78,760	+29% above	3,570
84	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$101,100	$79,350	+27% above	70
85	Operations Research Analysts Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$101,070	$88,940	+14% above	660
86	Postsecondary Teachers, All Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$101,070	$77,640	+30% above	N/A
87	Database Administrators Computer and Mathematical Occupations	$100,910	$104,620	4% below	670
88	Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 50 workers (fewer than 100). Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$100,550	$77,570	+30% above	50
89	Nuclear Medicine Technologists Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 70 workers (fewer than 100). Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$100,470	$101,370	1% below	70
90	Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 60 workers (fewer than 100). Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$100,260	$78,580	+28% above	60
91	Civil Engineers Architecture and Engineering Occupations	$100,220	$100,840	1% below	920
92	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$100,190	$103,410	3% below	270
93	Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$99,560	$78,210	+27% above	290
94	Registered Nurses Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$99,520	$97,550	+2% above	14,290
95	Management Analysts Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$99,480	$101,860	2% below	4,120
96	Dental Hygienists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$98,910	$98,100	+1% above	750
97	Postmasters and Mail Superintendents Small sample: Small sample: this BLS estimate rests on 40 workers (fewer than 100). Management Occupations	$98,550	$96,660	+2% above	40
98	Diagnostic Medical Sonographers Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$98,530	$96,590	+2% above	220
99	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$98,170	$80,250	+22% above	240
100	Labor Relations Specialists Business and Financial Operations Occupations	$97,390	$95,420	+2% above	280

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.9% under 100 workers against 2.3% at 100 or more (May 2025 state estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.

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About This Data

All salary data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025. State-level data reflects wages for workers employed in Delaware. The "Difference" column shows how Delaware pay compares to the national median for that occupation.

Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. These figures are computed directly from BLS OEWS state-level wage data. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 2025.

Compiled by WageDex · August 10, 2026

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